CountArioch wrote:Soon I discovered Ensiferum, Finntroll, and Nightwish. Paganfest 2008 introduced me to Tyr, Turisas, and Ensiferum. The rest, they say, is history.

There are many paths to becoming a metalhead...but Paganfest 2008 was a great signpost to have along that path. What an awesome bill that was, top to bottom!

And so what if you're a little late to the game? Everyone had to get their start somewhere, and we often hear from people who tuned into our metal radio show by accident and call us and say "OMFG what IS this? This is awesome! Do you play stuff like this all week?!?!" (Sadly, no.) But lo and behold, a new metal fan has been born.

I am pretty much assuming that I won't be considered a "true metal fan" on the cruise, but I'm not that worried. I'm more of a "Jack Black" metalhead than a "troo kvlt" metalhead.

Nahh, no worries. Besides, it looks like you're an Elric/Michael Moorcock fan from your screen-name, and that makes you automagically cool in my book. I ran MM's international fan club for several years in the late 80s and early 90s, and am still pretty good friends with him.

Pellaz wrote:Nahh, no worries. Besides, it looks like you're an Elric/Michael Moorcock fan from your screen-name, and that makes you automagically cool in my book. I ran MM's international fan club for several years in the late 80s and early 90s, and am still pretty good friends with him.

Believe it or not, I got my name by opening up a random page in the Bible and found the name. I have never actually read Moorcock yet (something I've been trying to do for a while, but no library in any town I've lived in had any to read. It's a real shame, because I think I need some Moorcock in my life /rimshot)

Math metal = Meshuggah basically... and any bands that are heavily influenced and sound like Meshuggah.... i know some people hate sub genres.. but with how different metal sounds from one band to the next... subgenres are just natural to at least in some way explain the general sound of a band... .... no one person created them... they were organically created over time as a means of description. :)

Math metal = Meshuggah basically... and any bands that are heavily influenced and sound like Meshuggah.... i know some people hate sub genres.. but with how different metal sounds from one band to the next... subgenres are just natural to at least in some way explain the general sound of a band... .... no one person created them... they were organically created over time as a means of description. :)

What first got you into metal?When Def Leppard got hot in the early 80's I bought Pyromania, High and Dry, and On Through the Night on Vinyl. From there progressed to Iron Maiden, Dio Scorpions and never looked back.

Play any instruments?Bass Guitar. Not very good though. Making music is not my forte.

Top 5 bands?SlayerOverkillArch EnemyFlotsam and JetsamTestament.

What do you do?I work for the University of Southern California. I'm the controller at the Credit Union.

What do you like to do in your spare time?Go to concerts. I love going to amusement parks. I snowboard and love just about anything done outdoors.

What deck are you on?For 2015 Deck 8

What's a creepy thing I can say when I see you that no stranger should know and will weird you out that I do?I love 80's popular music. Prince, the Bangles, Bryan Adams, etc.

Math metal = Meshuggah basically... and any bands that are heavily influenced and sound like Meshuggah.... i know some people hate sub genres.. but with how different metal sounds from one band to the next... subgenres are just natural to at least in some way explain the general sound of a band... .... no one person created them... they were organically created over time as a means of description. :)

I'll just stick to weenie and not weenie.

Ok. So I basically like all "Non-Weenie" types of metal. ..which is almost all metal except 'power' & 'folk'. Not my thing. . However, I do like the band Kamelot. On this cruise you'll find me at all the darkest aND heaviest bands.

City/country: Perth WA....That's Western Australia not Washington you Americans

Age (optional): 32

What first got you into metal?I used to always get into War Of The Worlds when I was around 8. Then when visiting America when I was about 12 and watching MTV a song came on that had me hooked.....some song called Enter Sandman hahaha.

Play any instruments?Drums if you count the tapping of empty drinks on the bar

What do you do?Rigger by trade I guess you'd say. Bounce between construction and maintenance roles in the mining and oil/gas industry

What deck are you on?Pool deck is were the funs at

What's a creepy thing I can say when I see you that no stranger should know and will weird you out that I do?Not so much something no stranger should know but something I'd think was creepy and weird me out "Sorry I don't drink"

Spare time?If not getting a dose of music then out camping or 4 wheel driving

Do I play an instrument?I play guitar and have been playing for about 8 years and am in a band called House Of Swine. We've played with bands such as: Blackguard,Erimh,Baptized In Blood,Beneath the massacre,Napalm Death ect.

What's a creepy thing I can say when I see you that no stranger should know and will weird you out that I do?Last 2 cruises I was on I got so drunk During a party I started to strip..

Words of advIse:don't pick shit up.that way when u need it again it will right there where u left it

I work as a freelance (mostly) front-end web dev, slowly poking around into UX/UI to move over.

No idea what deck, but I'll be there! After a year from hell (divorce, blahblahblah) I decided no matter what I'm going this time and gonna make new friends from all over the world to party with and remember how awesome life was before everything blew up!

I was thinking of bringing a canadian flag to basically get as many people; crew, passengers, band members to sign it for the hell of it to hang in my office, is that too weird? haha Hope to meet some of you and remember how fun and great things can be and put this last yr behind me in style with 3000 metalheads \m/

igglepuff wrote:I was thinking of bringing a canadian flag to basically get as many people; crew, passengers, band members to sign it for the hell of it to hang in my office, is that too weird? haha Hope to meet some of you and remember how fun and great things can be and put this last yr behind me in style with 3000 metalheads \m/

Not at all is that weird - last year someone claimed a hot tub with a Canadian flag covered in signatures. Be sure you know it's yours!

igglepuff wrote:I was thinking of bringing a canadian flag to basically get as many people; crew, passengers, band members to sign it for the hell of it to hang in my office, is that too weird? haha Hope to meet some of you and remember how fun and great things can be and put this last yr behind me in style with 3000 metalheads \m/

Not at all is that weird - last year someone claimed a hot tub with a Canadian flag covered in signatures. Be sure you know it's yours!